The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-03-10
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Weeks DOingS at The Ma
tiOnal Capital
CONGRESS PUTS Up THE SHUTTERS.


The 49th Congress expired by Constitutional
Limitation az a5ea aa Friday March 4. Dur
ing the week both Houses We IA constant
hurly -burly, each member having ir0m one 40
a dozen bills which he was anxious 10 have
passed. Very few of them succeeded. Night
sessions were held, aud the Legislative mill was
fairly ch0ked with business. The only item OF
general interest 10 the soldiers was the action
OF The louse late Thursday night on the bill TO
pension Mrs. Logan. The bill was called mp
by Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, and 10 minutes
were allowed each side for debate. The bill
was supported by Msssrs. Henderson and
Holmes of Iowa; Cannon, OF Illinois, and Ran
dali OF Pennsylvania. Those who spoke
against the bin were McSsrs. Tarsuey, OF Mlchi-
gan; Alien of Mississippi, and Matson, Of In
diana. As the bill could only pass upon sus-
pension Of the rules two-thirds affirmative
vote was necessary. For this reason the bill
failed 1 l5 voting AYE " and ll3 no." Judg-
ing from this vote the bill would have passed
the House. could il have been taken up in
regular order, when only majority would
have been necessary. There is little doubt
that the next Congress viii pass the bill.
Both Houses were IN session during the
whole of Thursday night. The crowd at the
Capitol was enormous. The galleries Of the
House ana Senate were damned with specta-
tors until long after midnight. Hundreds
were unable TO gain admission, and the tide
flowed back and forth through the corridors.
Thousands OF bills remained undispOsed of on
the calendars and in the pigeon-holes Of the
committee rooms.
The great rush during the last few days was
on the appropriation bills, which had been
greatly delayed in their passage through the
House and nearly all Of them were left until
the last week, causing great confusion. Among
the bills which failed were the river and harbor
bill aud the deficiency appropriation bill The
Il
venienoe in many Departments OF the Govern
ment.
During the forenoon Of Friday the scramble
20 secure The passage of bills was terrific
Whenever there was an opening in the House,
hundred members were on their feet shouting
at the Speaker aud waving their bills in the air
in the vain effort 10 secure recognition. Much
OF the time the House was a perfect bedlam Of
confusion. Al II O'Clock the hammer fell IN
both Houses and the 49th Congress was at an
end.
THE +" LONE cAvALRVMAN."
Among the many heroes OF the late war il
may be doubted If there are any who have left
a better record than has Julius Dexter Rhodes,
of Sprineville, Erie Co., n. Y. He enlisted in
Co Il, 9th y. Y. Cav, Harris Guards,) Sept 3,
1861, being at that time 10 years of age. His in
PRODUCTION 10 the smell of burnt powder was at
harrisOnburg Va, June 10, 1861, when he
which was quickly sounded, aud as soon as the
Confederates were nicely routed, he was
ordered by the Major commanding TO sound a
retreat aud Rhodes thinking the charge should
he forced, resounded the charge, which was
well executed, resulting in the capturing of 16
prisoners and the wOunding Of as many more.
Then he sounded the halt The action of
Rhodes was reported in sounding charge when
a retreat was ordered, and he was suspended
from ever blowing has horn again, although the
result was very favorable TO the Federals.
his next action was at Waterloo Bridge,
when 10 volunteers were asked for 10 burn the
bridge under the guns OF two Confederate
regiments. Julius Rhodes was the first man TO
ride out of the ranks aud tender his services.
The bridge was burned, and out of the 10 vol
uuteers every one was hit but Rhodes who es-
capped without scratch.
In his third action, which cannot find n SUI
perior in any army his horse was shot at Salem,
Va, in charge, after he had captured a pris-
oner and turned him over to Gen John Butord.
The cavalry was ordered 10 fall back, and at this